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In part III for this experiment, you are asked to calculate the Rf values for various materials. What statement below defines what an Rf value is?
Select one:
The distance the component travelled from the origin divided by the total height the mobile phase/eluent travelled as measured from the origin.
The distance the mobile phase/eluent travelled minus the distance the component travelled as measured from the origin.
The distance the mobile phase/eluent travelled plus the distance the component travelled as measured from the origin.
The distance the component travelled from the origin minus the total height the mobile phase/eluent travelled as measured from the origin.
The distance the component travelled from the origin plus the total height the mobile phase/eluent travelled as measured from the origin.
The distance the mobile phase/eluent travelled divided by the distance the component travelled as measured from the origin.
Expert Answer
What statement below defines what an Rf value is?
The distance the component travelled from the origin divided by the total height the mobile phase/eluent travelled as measured from the origin.
Retension factor = (distance travelled by the component/distance travelled by the reference compound)
